Climacteric back issues from August 2006:
WHI and breast cancer: a response to a recent publication from the WHI
Aug 01, 2006; ... Shortly after reports from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) and Nurses' Health Study indicating that there is after all a window of opportunity to provide a reduction in the risk of coronary heart disease by early initiation of hormone therapy (HT), another sub-analysis of the unopposed ...
Reducing the problems of the progestogen
Aug 01, 2006; ... There has been increasing evidence over several years that the risk of breast cancer with hormone therapy (HT) is greater with combined estrogen and progestogen therapy (CEPT) than with estrogen alone. Furthermore, the most recent report from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), in women with ...
Soy and red clover for mid-life and aging
Aug 01, 2006; ... ABSTRACT Introduction Menopause is associated with mid-life, a time when many women begin to experience the signs and symptoms of aging, such as increases in blood pressure, changes in lipid profiles, loss of bone mass density, and diminished memory and cognition. Given the result of the ...
Contraception for the older woman: an update
Aug 01, 2006; ... ABSTRACT Although fertility declines with advancing age as the woman approaches the menopause, some risk of pregnancy persists, and effective contraception needs to be offered to avoid an unintended pregnancy. An older woman may have menstrual dysfunction or climacteric symptoms and ...
Expression of Syndecan-1 in histologically normal breast tissue from postmenopausal women with breast cancer according to mammographic density
Aug 01, 2006; ... ABSTRACT Objective To analyze the expression of Syndecan-1 in dense and non-dense human breast tissue. Methods Specimens of histologically normal tissue were obtained from postmenopausal women undergoing surgery for breast cancer. Each tissue block was subject to radiological ...
The effect of hysterectomy on ovarian blood supply and endocrine function
Aug 01, 2006; ... ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the effect of hysterectomy on ovarian blood supply by color Doppler ultrasonography and the relationship between ovarian blood supply and ovarian function. Methods Fifty patients undergoing hysterectomy due to uterine myoma were recruited as the ...
Adverse mood effects during postmenopausal hormone treatment in relation to personality traits
Aug 01, 2006; ... ABSTRACT Objective When postmenopausal women are treated with sequential hormone therapy (HT), cyclical mood swings similar to symptoms seen in the premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) are described. Women with a history of premenstrual symptoms (PMS) seem to respond differently to the ...
Climacteric symptoms among Japanese women and men: comparison of four symptom checklists
Aug 01, 2006; ... ABSTRACT Objectives To explore whether Japanese konenki (climacteric) symptoms are unique to women or are experienced by men, to compare common symptom indices, and to explore the relationship between symptoms and soy intake. Methods Two-week recall of 54 symptoms, an eight-item ...
Menopausal symptoms and health problems of women aged 50-65 years in Southern Jordan
Aug 01, 2006; ... ABSTRACT Objectives To identify menopausal symptoms and health disorders of women aged 50-65 years in under-privileged areas of southern Jordan. Method A multistage, random-sampling design was applied to select a sample of households from three governorates. A total of 143 women ...
Sleep disturbances, oxidative stress and cardiovascular risk parameters in postmenopausal women complaining of insomnia
Aug 01, 2006; ... ABSTRACT Objective The aim of this work was to investigate cardiovascular risk factors and oxidative stress parameters as well as sleep disturbances in polysomnography recordings of 38 postmenopausal women with insomnia. Methods Polysomnography recordings were performed on ...
Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: Hormones and Other Therapies
Aug 01, 2006; ... Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: Hormones and Other Therapies Edited by A. R. Genazzani Published in 2006 by Taylor & Francis, London, UK ISBN 1-84214-311-5 Hardcover, 328 pages This is a useful contribution to the Controversial Issues in Climacteric Medicine Series and is published ...